Seaside town named 'laid back capital of the UK' with stunning beaches and art galleries

In particular, when it comes to getting away from the rat race and our busy lives. London we’re talking about you with this one.

So where is the ‘laid back capital’ of the UK we hear you ask, it turns out it’s Bournemouth. This is according to a study by Supplement Place, which looked at 50 towns and cities across the UK to find factors such as happiness, life satisfaction and anxiety based on ONS data.

Researchers also looked at the number of Google searches each year including keywords such as greenspaces, meditation, parks near me, and yoga before rating each one and giving them a score.

Here are the top 10 zen locations in the UK

Bournemouth

Reading

Warrington

Northampton

Luton

Swindon

Manchester

Southend-on-Sea

York

Leicester